Our NYT Crossword Hints for December 8, 2024 puzzle will help you move through the grid if you’ve found yourself stuck on a clue. The NYT Crossword is a daily crossword that tests solvers’ knowledge and vocabulary. It’s one of the most popular crosswords in the world, known for its challenging clues and clever wordplay. The puzzle is published in the print edition of the paper and is also available online.
NYT Crossword Hints, December 8, 2024
You’ll find hints for all of the crossword clues for the NYT Crossword on 12/8/24. The clues are listed below, and you can click/tap on a clue to go to its page for more detail, including definitions, but if you don’t want to be immediately spoiled, you can reveal letter by letter to still offer yourself more of a challenge before revealing the full solution.
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1A. Candy that resembles a tube of lipstick
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8A. Italian title for Puccini's "Butterfly"
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14A. Over the line
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20A. "Nothing weird about that"
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21A. Figure of speech
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22A. Tarot card group
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23A. "What a beautiful tackle box!," "Nice casting!" and such?
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26A. Youngest-ever World Cup winner
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27A. Desire
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28A. Hold 'em declaration
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29A. "I'll handle that!"
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30A. Actor Steve of "The White Lotus"
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32A. Month, in Monterrey
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33A. Snail-paced
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34A. Group formed from the 2023 W.W.E.-U.F.C. merger
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35A. Lasso
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41A. Daytime TV staple
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42A. Firebirds and Fieros
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43A. ___ de toilette
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44A. Canonized king of Norway
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46A. Dump
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47A. Utmost degree
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48A. Fleece
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50A. Ryan with 12 Olympic swimming medals
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53A. Leaning forward and holding the reins?
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57A. Certain erogenous zone, familiarly
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60A. Ambulance destinations, for short
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61A. Focus of a House committee
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62A. Liable (to)
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63A. Dutch astronomer with an eponymous ice cloud
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64A. Singer — Del Rey
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66A. Country between Ghana and Benin
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67A. Family ___
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68A. A in French class?
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69A. Commenced
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71A. Branded item at a bank, maybe
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72A. Instrument heard on the Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black"
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73A. Accidentally using salt instead of sugar, say?
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78A. Fills in for
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79A. Great Lakes people
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80A. Cuisine with sticky rice
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81A. Mascot of the Baltimore Ravens
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84A. One-up, militarily
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87A. ___ vez (once, in Spanish)
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88A. Toy-centered theme park
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90A. Tusked Warcraft race
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92A. Marathon fee or campaign donation?
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95A. Agcy. that determined fluoride prevents tooth decay
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96A. Cousins of magpies
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97A. Cause of a big bang
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98A. It's bigger than a butte
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99A. Saxophonist Getz
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101A. Cowpoke's compadre
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102A. Slacked, say
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104A. Wharton major, in brief
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106A. Not being allowed to lick the spatula clean?
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112A. Bested a birdie
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113A. Salt say
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114A. Join in
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115A. Completes, as a circuit
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116A. ___ Biggums, memorable character on "Chappelle's Show"
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117A. "The other thing is ..."
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1D. __-Man
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2D. Troop grp.
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3D. One of over 100 for Haydn
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4D. "Fingers crossed that you're wrong"
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5D. Sway
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6D. Pooch in the funnies
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7D. When doubled, something seen atop a pyramid?
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8D. Philosophical believer in essential unity
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9D. Kennedy Center focus
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10D. Skedaddle
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11D. Anti-trafficking org.
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12D. Toddler's term for a farm animal
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13D. Spice planet in the "Dune" universe
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14D. Shadow
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15D. Certain Boolean operators
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16D. Number of eyes for a tarántula
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17D. Squeamish
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18D. Sorenstam of golf
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19D. Convertible, casually
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24D. Still-life vessels
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25D. Larry ___, founder of Hustler magazine
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30D. Hits with a ray gun
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31D. Over and over
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32D. Chewy Japanese dessert
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33D. Fluffy footstool
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36D. Merlot alternative
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37D. Top section of the food pyramid
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38D. ___ journey (story framework)
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39D. Common sound from a white noise machine
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40D. Totally lose it
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41D. Can
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45D. Dreaded hairstyle
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48D. Animal that fights by "necking"
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49D. Sways
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51D. Far from laid-back
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52D. Fruity-smelling compound
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53D. "___, meet kettle"
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54D. Bocelli, e.g.
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55D. Waterway through Lake Geneva
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56D. Little celebration
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57D. Cheese that's often smoked
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58D. Like some waves
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59D. Wand-waving words
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64D. "Woo-hoo, that's awesome!"
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65D. Suffix with block or stock
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67D. Love all, say
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69D. Exam for aspiring attys.
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70D. Discussion sites
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71D. Song of praise
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72D. Bloodhound's trail
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74D. Laptop brand
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75D. Acronymic epithet for one who's not conservative enough
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76D. Chin feature
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77D. "Aladdin" character who hates crackers
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81D. PG-13 word
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82D. Burden
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83D. Mrs. Krabappel's first name on "The Simpsons"
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85D. Fix, as a printer
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86D. "Advance to the ___ Railroad" (Monopoly directive)
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88D. Carter who played Wonder Woman
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89D. "Raging Bull" boxer Jake
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90D. How freelancers work
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91D. Confirmation, e.g.
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93D. Capital of New South Wales
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94D. Everlasting, poetically
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100D. Lofgren of the E Street Band
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101D. Many think-tank hires, in brief
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102D. Assuming that's true …
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103D. Word before jelly or Pie
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104D. Gusto
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105D. Morsel for Miss Muffet
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107D. 'What did I tell you?'
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108D. Salt
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109D. Résumé fig.
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110D. Gives the nod
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111D. Agent Smith's nemesis
We also recommend trying your hand at the NYT Mini Crossword, which is definitely easier (on all days!) as it is a 5×5, compared to the full-sized crossword (which is 15×15, and the Sunday edition is 21×21!). New crosswords are released at 10PM ET on weekdays and 6PM ET on weekends.
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If you’re still struggling to solve your NYT crosswords, consider practicing with the Eugene Sheffer and Thomas Joseph dailies first. If you’re looking for similarly challenging crosswords, we recommend the WSJ Crossword and LA Times Crossword.
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